Gene Haagenson
Before coming to Fresno, he worked at television and radio stations in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Alaska. He attended the University of Northern Colorado, majoring in Journalism and Theatre Arts.
He and his wife Mary live in Clovis and have three adult children and five grandchildren.
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Larry Akin passed away in July. His wife says the family was planning a military funeral at a Veterans' cemetery. The ceremony had been delayed once before by fire, so they had planned to do it this Friday.
After giving back for so many years, a Fresno family is getting a much-needed home.
Several development efforts have fallen short for a lack of money, but the latest plan got a big boost. A $20 million municipal bond issue from the state.
It's not clear how the fire started but damage estimate tops $1 million.
